August 2018 issue

Crick Boat Show winners EXCLUSIVE: sixteen craft that caught our eye, including full reviews of the Favourite Boat in Show winners. Plus, our pick of the best new products, gadgets and ideas from the Show.

Babies on board: tips on boating with a newborn.

Hire-boating in Holland: covering Amsterdam, Gouda and Utrecht in a 105-mile cruising ring.

Advice on bedroom design and configuring your boat's sleeping quarters.

Our 8-page guide to cruising the quiet River Nene.

Bedford & Milton Keynes link: progress on this game-changing canal connection.

Nottingham Canal blast: 200th anniversary of the tragedy that killed 16. 

Plus: news, technical advice, readers' letters, places to go, events and much, much more.